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Icicles can grow to be 2 m (6.4 feet) long.


Feathered fossil boosts dino detectives


Feathered fossil boosts dino detectives
A recent fossil find has reinforced the idea that the first birds evolved from feathered dinosaurs. Chinese palaeontologists say that the fossil "Beipiaosaurus" has filaments on its limbs which have some characteristics similar to feathers.
29 MAY 1999, P. 6
New Scientist
29 MAY 1999, P. 6

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